Problem:
As Q3 reviews approach, employees and managers focus on ways to boost productivity without sacrificing well-being. Despite research showing that habit formation and cognitive restructuring can enhance both happiness and performance, employees lack accessible tools to identify stress patterns and integrate these practices into their daily routines, limiting their ability to thrive at work.
Solution:
The final solution is a hand-worn device equipped with sensors on the palm, inner wrist, and outer wrist to measure ambient volume, heart rate, skin conductance, skin temperature, and body movement.
Paired with an AI-powered app that integrates calendar data and analyzes emotional cues from Slack messages and emails, the system provides real-time insights and personalized recommendations to optimize work habits and schedules for improved personal well-being and thus improved employee performance.
PROCESS
Through ethnographic observation, I found that desk-based employees often become so absorbed in their work that they lose awareness of how their bodies are responding.
I hypothesized that a wearable device could help users reconnect with their physical states. Paired with an AI-powered app, the device would track stress and productivity patterns, offering suggestions for schedule adjustments and small habit changes to improve well-being and performance. The approach involved prototyping, developing wireframes for an intuitive app interface, and prioritizing privacy, security, and user comfort.
